Kates Nussman

Discrimination Claims Against Businesses Continue To Rise, But Most Are Without Merit

Tue, 1 May 2012 17:00:08 -0700

The United States Equal Employment Opportunity Commission's (EEOC) job is to enforce federal laws against discrimination based on sex, religion, race, age, national origin, disability or genetic information. These laws apply to every work situation including hiring, firing, promotions, harassment, training, payment and benefits. If an employer has fifteen employees (or 20 in age discrimination cases), they are likely covered by EEOC laws.

Accordingly to EEOC statistics, the number of race based employment claims or charges in the 2011 Fiscal Year was 40,534. Every year since 2007, where the number was 25,882, the number has risen. In fact, the number has risen by almost 10,000 in the last two years.

Push for Alimony Reform in New Jersey Draws Some Concerns

Fri, 27 Apr 2012 01:59:15 -0700

New Jersey, along with several states across the nation, currently faces a movement to reform its alimony laws. A recent article in The New York Times detailed the reform effort, which has been spearheaded by alimony payers who hope that, among other things, a revised law will curtail permanent alimony and ease the financial burdens which they believe that alimony imposes on them.

Divorce and Your Business

Wed, 25 Apr 2012 04:37:23 -0700

The most immediate impact of a divorce is on the family unit. The bonds between wife and husband and children and parents are broken or at best damaged. But identifying and dividing marital assets can have just as great an impact and long-term consequences. Every current or potential business owner contemplating divorce should ask “what’s love got to do with it?” when thinking about those consequences.

Employee Theft in the Digital Age

Sun, 4 Mar 2012 20:53:58 -0800

Theft or some variation of it has always been a crime. But in the digital age, just taking something from a store isn't the only way to steal. Confidential digital information is regularly being stolen and the problem is growing. Why? Because much of it is from "inside jobs."

Biological vs. Psychological Parent's Rights Clarified

Tue, 25 Oct 2011 04:28:19 -0700

The terms “biological parent” and “custodial parent” are common in Family Law that don’t require a lawyer to explain. But another equally important one is “psychological parent.”

A New Jersey Appeals Court recently found that the rights of a psychological parent, no matter how important to a child’s life and upbringing, are less than those of a biological one.